Argentarii LLC Acquires Shares of 2,792 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM

Argentarii LLC bought a new stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,792 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $849,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 43.2% during the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,650,983 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,506,389,000 after purchasing an additional 2,006,745 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 109.5% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,526,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $798,640,000 after purchasing an additional 1,842,951 shares in the last quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its position in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 268.2% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 2,499,677 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $566,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,820,852 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 10,457,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,368,587,000 after buying an additional 1,593,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new position in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $360,443,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 16.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on TSM. Zacks Research lowered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $360.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing from $325.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $391.43.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Stock Performance

NYSE TSM opened at $325.89 on Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. has a 52-week low of $134.25 and a 52-week high of $390.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $349.14 and a 200-day moving average of $312.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.69 trillion, a P/E ratio of 30.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 2.42 and a current ratio of 2.62.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $3.11 earnings per share for the quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing had a return on equity of 34.89% and a net margin of 45.13%.The business had revenue of $30.65 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. will post 9.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.9503 per share. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.36%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Bor-Zen Tien bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Sunday, March 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $55.93 per share, with a total value of $55,930.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the vice president directly owned 9,051 shares in the company, valued at $506,222.43. This represents a 12.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing News

Here are the key news stories impacting Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broadcom comments that TSMC is hitting production capacity limits, which markets interpret as evidence of sustained demand for TSMC’s leading-edge nodes and greater pricing power for the foundry. This supports revenue visibility and margins for TSMC. TSMC Stock In Spotlight — Broadcom Exec Says Chipmaker Is Reaching Capacity Limits
• Positive Sentiment: Market narrative framing TSMC as the “AI gatekeeper” — multiple pieces highlight that backlog on advanced nodes (2nm/3nm) cements TSMC’s strategic role in the AI hardware buildout, supporting a premium multiple over the long term. The AI Gatekeeper: TSMC’s Chokehold Signals Dominance
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying — a TSMC vice president disclosed a purchase of shares, a modest but visible signal of management confidence that can help sentiment. Bor‑Zen Tien Purchases 1,000 Shares of TSM
• Neutral Sentiment: Arm’s move to build an AGI CPU using TSMC’s 3nm process is a mixed signal — it generates new wafer demand (benefit for TSMC capacity utilization) but represents a shift in the competitive landscape for AI silicon over the longer term. Arm’s New Gambit: Building Chips to Challenge the AI Titans
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML’s multibillion-dollar equipment deals and industry capex signals durable, multi‑year investment in advanced nodes — positive for TSMC’s long-term demand but not an immediate revenue driver until capacity comes online. ASML’s $8B Deal: More Than a Purchase, It’s a Prophecy
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk spotlight — recent coverage tying the Iran conflict to disrupted helium/energy supply chains and broader geopolitical tensions raises the perceived risk to Taiwan-based fabs, prompting risk‑off positioning and weighing on TSMC’s near-term outlook. The Iran War Puts a Spotlight on Taiwan Risk

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Profile

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is a leading pure-play semiconductor foundry that provides wafer fabrication and related services to the global semiconductor industry. Founded in 1987 by Morris Chang and headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, TSMC manufactures integrated circuits on behalf of fabless and integrated device manufacturers, offering contract chip production across a broad set of technologies and products.

TSMC’s service offering covers logic and mixed-signal process technologies, specialty processes for radio-frequency, power management and embedded memory, and advanced nodes used in mobile, high-performance computing and AI applications.